Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-04

Printing mills, near New York were de-
stroyed BY explosions followed bys IRE on
the morning 81 the 9th. Tho first explos-
sion shook # the little country
houses in the immediate neighbor-
to shake them down Men, women and
children rushed out Of their houses III their
night clothes, screaming and wringing
their hands. The first explosion was fol
lowed in rapid succession by four others that
bricks, shingles and debris sailing through
the air, a distance Of 100 yards. The fire
was got under control at 8 O'Clock. The
loss is $150,OO0. %
One Of the attorneys for Barnum says
that the terms Of agreement on which his
client withdrew his suit for 100000 against
elephant Jumbo were private. From an
other source it was learned, however, that
the Grand Trunk people had agreed to pay
$1,000 in cash to Mr.. Barnum's firm and
haul the circus, eighty cars, over it's rails
free during the coming season. This is vir-
tually a settlement for about $4,000, as
Barnum's expenses on the same railway last
year were about $4,000. ,
AT Harrisburg, Pa, last Christmas
Della Corbett, Jennie Quay and Ella Kountz-
man, formerly pupils in a soldiers orphan
school, met John Ackley, who was intoxi-
Gated, a persuaded him to give them q
twenty-one years old, became intoxicated
n abused the miner in a most beastly
manner. Finally they beat him him over
the head as he chung to the sleigh and left
him to die in a strangers house. The case
came up TOR trial Saturday and the girls
We're acquitted.
AT Plymouth, Pa, Sunday morning
a fire took place by which a block of six
frame buildings in the business portion of
the town was destroyed, and very little of
the contents saved. Five of the buildings
were owned by Geo. ?. Richards, and one
by Charles Shupp. They were valued at
ST. 600, partially insured The loss on the
stock will reach $4,000, about half covered
by insurance.
Assistant District Attorney Nicholl in
the court of oyer and terminer, New York,
made q motion to set aside the proceedings to
quash the Indictment of Jacob Sharpe on
the ground that the motion to quash came
too late. The court listened to the motion.
At N. Y. City April 20, Harry Hill
pleaded guilty in the court of general
sessions to fou indictments charging him
with violating the excise and amusement
laws. A fine Of 5000 was imposed on him,
which he paid.
By the breaking of a pillar in the
tunnel colliery at Ashland, Pa, five work
men lost their lives by suffocation on the
9th. -Four were married, and fourteen
children are fatherless.
When the case of Jake Sharp was
called in the New York court Monday his
counsel asked for the hearing Of a motion
to quash the indictment. May was fixed
for the hearing OF the argument.
Justice Smith, of the tombs court
New York, has held six members of the
executive board of District Assembly No AZ,
K. OF L., to answer to the charge of con-
spiracy.
The Americas club of Pittsburg, Pa,
observed the 65th, anniversary Of the
birth of Gen. Grant with a banquet and
memorial exercises, on the evening of the
9th.
Memorial services in honor of the
late Gov. Reuben E. Fenton were held at
Albany. N. Y, on the 9th. The memorial
grafton was delivered by Chauncey M.
Depew. ..L u =.
|. Congressman Davenport of New
York, and Miss Kittie L. Sharpe, daughter
of Gen. Geo. n. Sharpe, were married at
Rondout, N. Y, on the 9th.
During a quarrel at Hoboken, N. j.,
Charles McNulty stabbed his wife, Rebecca,
in the abdomen. Mrs. McNulty will die.
McNulty escaped.
The 1000 mixers and steasers'' in
the flint glass houses at Pittsburg, Pa,
struck IN the 9th, for 10 per cent. advance
in wages.
On his homeward journey Hon. J.
G.. Blaine appeared in public at both
Albany, N. Y, and Boston, Mass, on the
9th.
On the 9th, the New York State
Senate passed the high license bill framed
to meet the objections Of Gov. Hill to a
former bill.
The New York state canals will open
officially on Saturday, MAY Z, except the
Black river canal, which will open May 70.